Lukas 9:37

Healing a Boy with an Unclean Spirit

9:37 Now on ¹  the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a large crowd met him.

Lukas 10:9

10:9 Heal ²  the sick in that town ³  and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God ⁴  has come upon ⁵  you!’

Lukas 20:31

20:31 and then the third married her, and in this same way all seven died, leaving no children.

Lukas 21:10

Persecution of Disciples

21:10 Then he said to them, “Nation will rise up in arms ⁶  against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

Lukas 23:12

23:12 That very day Herod and Pilate became friends with each other, ⁷  for prior to this they had been enemies. ⁸ 

[9:37]  ¹ tn Grk “Now it happened that on.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[10:9]  ² tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[10:9]  sn Ministry (heal the sick) is to take place where it is well received (note welcome in the preceding verse).

[10:9]  ³ tn Grk “in it”; the referent (that town) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:9]  ⁴ sn The kingdom of God is a major theme of Jesus. It is a realm in which Jesus rules and to which those who trust him belong. See Luke 6:20; 11:20; 17:20-21.

[10:9]  ⁵ tn Or “come near to you,” suggesting the approach (but not arrival) of the kingdom. But the combination of the perfect tense of ἐγγίζω (engizw) with the preposition ἐπί (epi) most likely suggests that the sense is “has come upon” (see BDAG 270 s.v. ἐγγίζω 2; W. R. Hutton, “The Kingdom of God Has Come,” ExpTim 64 [Dec 1952]: 89-91; and D. L. Bock, Luke [BECNT], 2:1000; cf. also NAB “is at hand for you”). These passages argue that a key element of the kingdom is its ability to overcome the power of Satan and those elements in the creation that oppose humanity. Confirmation of this understanding comes in v. 18 and in Luke 11:14-23, especially the parable of vv. 21-23.

[21:10]  ⁶ tn For the translation “rise up in arms” see L&N 55.2.

[23:12]  ⁷ sn Herod and Pilate became friends with each other. It may be that Pilate’s change of heart was related to the death of his superior, Sejanus, who had a reputation for being anti-Jewish. To please his superior, Pilate may have ruled the Jews with insensitivity. Concerning Sejanus, see Philo, Embassy 24 (160-61) and Flaccus 1 (1).

[23:12]  ⁸ tn Grk “at enmity with each other.”